Skip to main content
CrashStats

A50 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 19,505 collisions on the A50 from 1979 to 2025, with 26,384 casualties. Of those crashes, 397 were fatal and 3,143 serious, and 429 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 124 collisions on the A50, down 19% from 154 in 2024, with 158 casualties.

Live A50 closures, incidents and roadworks are checked every 5 minutes.

Collisions since 1979
19,505
35th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
26,384
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
397
429 people killed
Serious collisions
3,143
3,723 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
124
Down 19% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
158
Down 25% on 2024

Crash severity on the A50

On the A50, 2% of collisions were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal3972%
  • Serious3,14316%
  • Slight15,96582%

Where the A50 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
35th
Most casualties
36th
Most fatal collisions
38th
Most serious collisions
38th

A50 accidents by year

Collisions on the A50 peaked at 687 in 1981 and were down to 124 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A50, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 124
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025124158
2024154210
2023118151
2022108138
2021101134
2020102133
2019127161
2018202276
2017188254
2016247327
2015223299
2014286377
2013292424
2012262370
2011320455
2010311425
2009322429
2008296413
2007360531
2006379511
2005380519
2004408577
2003384517
2002380524
2001390541
2000402574
1999379536
1998409581
1997475663
1996555763
1995611830
1994629887
1993599822
1992573793
1991592759
1990654843
1989638869
1988655856
1987600791
1986616775
1985681899
1984674889
1983646858
1982678883
1981687938
1980628839
1979660882

When crashes happen on the A50

Friday has the most collisions on the A50 (3,406), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (4,546).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,821 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,658 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,861 (15%)
  • Thursday2,906 (15%)
  • Friday3,406 (17%)
  • Saturday2,724 (14%)
  • Sunday2,129 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am747 (3.8%)
  • 3am to 6am370 (1.9%)
  • 6am to 9am2,659 (14%)
  • 9am to noon2,806 (14%)
  • Noon to 3pm3,402 (17%)
  • 3pm to 6pm4,546 (23%)
  • 6pm to 9pm2,971 (15%)
  • 9pm to midnight2,004 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,632 (8.4%)
  • February1,380 (7.1%)
  • March1,559 (8%)
  • April1,529 (7.8%)
  • May1,554 (8%)
  • June1,524 (7.8%)
  • July1,535 (7.9%)
  • August1,603 (8.2%)
  • September1,720 (8.8%)
  • October1,856 (9.5%)
  • November1,890 (9.7%)
  • December1,723 (8.8%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight13,538 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4,705 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting955 (4.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit165 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown142 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A50 crashes

On the A50, 61% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 60% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph16 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph11,855 (61%)
  • 40 mph1,158 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph1,425 (7.3%)
  • 60 mph2,969 (15%)
  • 70 mph2,079 (11%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds14,975 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,915 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds285 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds277 (1.4%)
  • Other849 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded204 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry11,721 (60%)
  • Wet or damp7,233 (37%)
  • Frost or ice339 (1.7%)
  • Snow148 (0.8%)
  • Other32 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded32 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway11,765 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway4,556 (23%)
  • Roundabout1,929 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1,200 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded55 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A50 crashes

Car occupants make up 60% of the people killed or injured on the A50, followed by motorcyclists (13%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant15,870 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist3,396 (13%)
  • Pedestrian2,972 (11%)
  • Cyclist1,745 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant739 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant631 (2.4%)
  • Other1,029 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car25,694 (70%)
  • Motorcycle3,408 (9.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2,201 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle1,795 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,713 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach695 (1.9%)
  • Other969 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded14 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5453 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 10745 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 151,289 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 204,838 (18%)
  • 21 to 253,928 (15%)
  • 26 to 355,182 (20%)
  • 36 to 453,612 (14%)
  • 46 to 552,599 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 651,743 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 751,031 (3.9%)
  • Over 75632 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded332 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider16,184 (61%)
  • Passenger7,228 (27%)
  • Pedestrian2,972 (11%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A50

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A50

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

A50 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A50 were recorded in 18 council areas. Stoke-on-Trent has the most, with 5,878, followed by Leicester (2,204) and Warrington (1,966).

Collisions on the A50 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stStoke-on-Trent5,8787,72163665
2ndLeicester2,2042,79835329
3rdWarrington1,9662,48920286
4thCheshire East1,8692,72250428
5thEast Staffordshire1,4592,01332236
6thSouth Derbyshire1,4432,09161295
7thNorth West Leicestershire9881,34626183
8thWest Northamptonshire65191925182
9thHinckley and Bosworth6228541399
10thDerbyshire Dales55985827111
11thOadby and Wigston4014911171
12thStaffordshire Moorlands390571965
13thNewcastle-under-Lyme321428653
14thBlaby298404448
15thHarborough160224842
16thCheshire West and Chester95183323
17thCharnwood88110312
18thStafford82117111

A50 crashes by town

Collisions on the A50 were recorded in 24 towns and built-up areas, led by Stoke-on-Trent (5,376) and Leicester (2,198).

Recent crashes on the A50

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A50, from 25 October to 29 December 2025.

Severity